How to Import Canon XC15 4K video to FCP X, Adobe Premiere Pro?

The Canon XC15 features a 1″ 12MP CMOS sensor capable of capturing up to Ultra HD 4K resolutions at up to 29.97 fps and 1080p at up to 59.94p, and an integrated f/2.8 – 5.6, 8.9 to 89mm zoom lens, which has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 27.3 to 273mm in video mode. The camera has separate focus and zoom rings and offers auto and manual focus controls. The XC15 supports both CFast and SD cards like the XC10 did. 4K video records to CFast cards in an MXF wrapper at up to 305 Mbps in an H.264-based, IntraFrame, 4:2:2, 8-bit codec; while 1080p video writes to SD cards at up to 50 Mbps in an H.264-based, Long-GOP, 4:2:2, 8-bit codec, also in an MXF wrapper. Still images are also written to SD cards. Keeping 4K video separate from 1080p and stills will help avoid data mix-ups.

In fact, the Canon XC15 recording video format MXF, a self-container format, which is not an ideal format for most editing software such as Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro. And from Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro official website you will know that FCP can support Apple ProRes codec encoded MOV, Adobe Premiere Pro support MPEG-2 encoded MOV files well. In this case, for the purpose of helping XC15 owners get rid of this trouble, here I will take the UFUWare 4k Video Converter for Mac as example to show you how to transcode Canon XC15 MXF to ProRes video for Final Cut Pro X and MPEG-2 video for smooth editing in Premiere Pro.

This program can easily transcode Canon XC15 MXF files to FCP X or Premiere Pro highly compatible Apple ProRes or MPEG-2 codec from XC15 as well as Canon XC10, Canon C500, C300, C300 Mark II, XF305, XF100, XF300… without quality loss. In addition, it also offers other optimized codec for non-linear editing programs, such as AIC for iMovie/FCE, DNxHD for Avid, etc. Moreover, it also is a professional video editing software to assist users with trimming, cropping, splitting, merging attaching subtitles… to create your own videos. If you are a Windows user, you can turn to the UFUWare Canon XC15 video converter for help.

Tip: Adjust the video and audio parameters as the below screenshot, including the Bitrate of Video&Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc., by clicking the Settings button on the main interface for getting the best quality before starting conversion. For example, you can adjust the 4K to 1080p easily by choosing 1980*1080 from “Video size”.